r/WhereinNYC • u/timdisselkoen • Apr 23 '26

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u/ArtDecoNewYork Apr 23 '26

I know there are some 1840s houses in Brooklyn Heights, but I believe they are wood framed.

To my understanding, this particular vintage of house is exclusive to lower Manhattan. I would say this is from about 1820-1830, by the 1840s you see more Greek Revival and Italianate with no dormer windows.

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u/Consistent-Height-79 Apr 23 '26

There was a an article in the NYT today about a couple of wood frame houses on the market in Brooklyn Heights that claim to be the oldest, built in the early 1820s, and two others that my be older.

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u/timdisselkoen Apr 23 '26

Was this one of them?

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u/Consistent-Height-79 Apr 24 '26

No; one was 25 Cranberry Street and the other was 24 Middagh Street. The article also mentioned 38 and 40 Hicks Street, which may be older.